Jon G. Burns
Republican · GA · GA State Representative
Jon G. Burns serves as speaker of the Georgia House and has spent his life on his family's Effingham County farm, raising livestock, growing crops, and harvesting timber. He holds a political science degree from Georgia Southern College and a law degree from John Marshall Law School.
Where Jon G. Burns stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Sponsored HB 67, the fiscal-year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, which became law on March 6, 2025.
March 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.ga.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Cosponsored Georgia's school safety law, which requires public schools to install mobile panic alert systems and give first responders detailed school maps. It also expands sharing of student records among schools, law enforcement, and state agencies (House Bill 268).
April 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.ga.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Sponsored HB 1193, the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026, which became law on May 5, 2026.
May 5, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legis.ga.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Lead-sponsored Georgia's state budget for the year starting July 1, 2025 (House Bill 68), setting about $37.8 billion in state spending. The governor signed it on May 9, 2025 as Act 73.
May 9, 2025
Source: legis.ga.gov
Sponsored HB 67, the fiscal-year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, which became law on March 6, 2025.
March 6, 2025
Source: legis.ga.gov
Past race Jon G. Burns ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 159; Georgia · incumbent